80 MW Solar Power Plant Approved For North Carolina
The state of North Carolina has approved the connection of an 80 MW solar power plant to the Duke Energy grid.
The state of North Carolina has approved the connection of an 80 MW solar power plant to the Duke Energy grid.
It may seem ironic for a state that enacted a ban on sea level rise, but renewables and energy efficiency have boosted North Carolina’s economy by creating thousands of new jobs, saving millions of megawatt hours of energy, and generating billions in state revenue since 2007…
Max Frankel of the Center for American Progress recently had an interesting post on Climate Progress about what top EV-friendly cities are doing to be so friendly to EVs, based on a new report from the Center for American Progress. Here’s the full post from Max/Climate Progress: Sixteen cities … [continued]
A Khosla-backed startup called EchoFirst has developed “Echo solar power systems” that combine solar PV with solar thermal technology. The solar thermal technology captures the heat from the solar PV panels. The heat is then used for heating water or for thermal energy for home heating and cooling. Echo … [continued]
Silicon Valley has traditionally been the epicenter of American smart grid technology innovation, but a new report suggests North Carolina’s Research Triangle may deserve the title and be key to the industry’s economic future.